All posts by Tristan

I Couldn’t Believe What I Found on Top of This Mountain!

In this video I head off to FINALLY climb a seemingly impenetrable fortress of a mountain and find some crazy stuff on top. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Mid-April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, LINKS, etc.
* The information I used to figure out where to go
* Campsite: 38.71471, -108.99574
* Trailhead: 38.70786, -108.98946
* Palisade summit: 38.70885, -108.97480

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

Looking at More CHEAP Land Park a Camper On (LEGALLY!) [VIDEO]

In this video I explore some surprisingly cheap acreage with surprisingly great mountain views! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Property #1 general area: 37.17772, -105.49477
* Property #2 general area: 37.35586, -105.68976
* Property #3 general area: 37.36598, -105.35314
* Property #4 general area: 37.44408, -105.31030
* Campsite: 38.10254, -105.77845

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

Overlanding an Obscure (and EMPTY!) National Monument [VIDEO]

In this video I drive on 50+ miles of dirt roads through a national monument that I didn’t know existed until very recently… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 36.476590, -105.732931
* Earthships: 36.495251, -105.753041
* Miners Trail start: 36.602344, -105.694493
* Miners Trail end: 36.60773, -105.68907
* The machine: 36.605730, -105.688190
* Confluence overlook: 36.647279, -105.700904
* Where I parked for Cerro Chiflo: 36.73468, -105.71563
* Cerro Chiflo summit: 36.74846, -105.70986
* Campsite: 37.06269, -105.81041
* My Wheeler Peak video

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

I Can’t Believe You’re Still Allowed to Climb This! [VIDEO]

In this video I visit a national monument and a town that are brand new to me and then head off the beaten path into the nearby mountains. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Trailhead at the visitor center: 35.778872, -106.270916
* Alcove House: 35.789030, -106.285308
* Ice house at Ashley Pond: 35.880290, -106.303148
* Oppenheimer and Groves statues: 35.881600, -106.301980
* Cabin, fire cache, Ancestral Puebloan ruins: 35.882809, -106.301526
* Oppenheimer House: 35.883999, -106.301772
* Yuan’s Dumpling and Noodle House
* Natural Arch trailhead (Mitchell Trailhead): 35.903590, -106.326535
* Natural Arch: 35.91180, -106.33441
* LA Mountain (aka Mt. Los Alamos): 35.90087, -106.33385
* Campsite: I’m not going to give out the coordinates for this one because I’m not entirely sure I was supposed to camp there (or more specifically, drive to this campsite). On the drive out the next morning, I saw a small sign that I didn’t see on the way in that said something about motor vehicles not being allowed on the road I took to get here, even though the road wasn’t blocked or anything, so… 🤷‍♂️

VIDEO LINKS
* Chaco Canyon video 1
* Chaco Canyon video 2

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

This Is an All-Time CLASSIC Desert Adventure! [VIDEO]

In this video I explore some beautiful and colorful desert badlands and eat up the miles on an unbelievable ridgeback adventure. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS.
* Hoodoo Trailhead: 35.494416, -106.922516
* The hoodoos: 35.50459, -106.92803
* Dragon’s Back Trailhead: 35.498599, -106.841441
* Where I rented the bike (not affiliated with them)
* Cabezon Peak video from last year
* Campsite: 35.85155, -106.62324

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

Is This the Weirdest—or Most Sacred—Place in America?? [VIDEO]

In this video I explore the environs of an obscure little mountain town that has been called the most unusual/weird/quirky in the Rockies. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Crestone Zigurrat: 37.917984, -105.669074
* Tashi Gomang Stupa: 37.922096, -105.638700
* Naga water shrine: 37.934144, -105.643228
* Maha Lakshmi Temple and Ashram: 37.953804, -105.661147
* Padmasambhava Stupa: 37.926189, -105.671017
* ** Jangchub Chörten Stupa (Yeshe Rangsal Stupa): 37.972558, -105.681239
* Dorje Yudrönma Shrine: 37.973918, -105.681846
* Crestone: 37.994241, -105.699095
* San Isabel Trailhead: 38.034378, -105.717078
* Campsite: 38.03145, -105.71822

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

This Is the Best (Non-Famous) Colorado Mountain Town [VIDEO]

In this video I drive a fantastic high mountain road through the still-snowy mountains of Colorado and stumble across a couple of perfect little mountain towns. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Start of the Silver Thread Scenic Byway: 38.489341, -107.058915
* Downtown Lake City: 38.028693, -107.317358
* Ice climbing park: 38.026336, -107.320422
* Lake San Cristobal overlook: 37.980548, -107.279692
* Slumgullion Earthflow viewpoint: 37.986573, -107.263369
* Windy Point Observation Site (view of the San Juans): 37.986205, -107.242149
* North Clear Creek Falls: 37.849467, -107.150428
* Downtown Creede: 37.853349, -106.927055
* End of the byway: 37.669220, -106.640832
* Campsite: 39.03766, -105.97677

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

My First Colorado 14,000-Foot Peak in Winter(ish)! [VIDEO]

In this video I climb my first Colorado 14er in full snow conditions! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* First campsite: 39.30075, -105.86552
* Winter trailhead: 39.382698, -106.062969
* Quandary Peak summit: 39.397232, -106.106535
* Second campsite: 38.19364, -105.98237

OTHER VIDEO LINKS
* Black Diamond Whippet
* Sit pad
* Mt. Elbert video
* The Pikes Peak & Mt. Evans video
* My emergency kit video
* Hiking tripod

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

Camping Dangers, Sasquatch Encounters & More (Answering ALL Your Questions!) [VIDEO]

To celebrate reaching 200,000 subscribers and 500 videos, I’m doing my first Q&A video in 5 or 6 years! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
1:02 Safety & Encounters
13:16 Finding Campsites & Trip Planning
21:47 Vehicle Talk
29:55 Places I’ve Been
38:23 Future Travel Plans
51:25 YouTube & Filming
1:08:15 Gear
1:15:29 Miscellaneous
1:23:03 My Wife
1:28:40 Me
1:39:09 Outro

VIDEO LINKS
(The Amazon links are affiliate links.)
* South Ariel Butte video
* Bullet/Sheiks Canyon video
* Temple Mountain video
* Gaia
* On X
* US Public Lands
* Benchmark Atlases
* Caltopo
* Roadside America
* Atlas Obscura
* GJ Hikes
* Road Trip Ryan
* Stav Is Lost
* Tire air down/delfator thing
* State Automotive (the Land Cruiser shop)
* Crazy Mountains video
* My Baja video
* Where I get my music: Epidemic Sound and Artlist
* The main camera I use
* The tripod I use (also as a selfie stick)
* The microphone I use
* Neck phone holder
* Sun hoodie #1
* Sun hoodie #2
* The shoes I normally wear
* The waterproof boots I was wearing here
* The pants I wear
* My rain jacket
* My sunglasses
* The spork I have in my car

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

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My Wife’s First Trip to Moab—Here’s What We Did! [VIDEO]

In this video my wife and I make our way to Moab, Utah, and see and do some great stuff along the way! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early March 2024

GPS COORDINATES, LINKS, etc.
* Dinaland mural: 40.455268, -109.546036
* Quarry Exhibit Hall: 40.440556, -109.301199
* Swelter Shelter petroglyphs: 40.437505, -109.292582
* Douglas Pass: 39.597607, -108.804580
* Bagel shop
* Bookstore
* Colorado National Monument: 39.090308, -108.724306
* Fisher Towers parking: 38.724785, -109.308833
* Dead Horse Point State Park: 38.470217, -109.739578

OTHER LINKS
Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
Gear I use
SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
Instagram (@SUVRVing)
SUV RVing Facebook group
My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)